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FLACWavPack
Free

Free and open source; libraries under BSD-3-Clause and tools under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source under a BSD-style licence.

Windows, Command line Windows
  • Reference implementation of an open, patent-free format
  • Lossless compression with bit-exact decoding
  • Bit-identical lossless compression including metadata
  • Hybrid mode pairs a lossy file with a correction file
  • Command-line only; needs a separate front end for a GUI
  • Lossless files remain larger than MP3 or AAC
  • Less widely supported by players than FLAC
  • Hybrid mode is unfamiliar to most users
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause, GPL-3.0-or-later License: BSD-3-Clause
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Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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